Tom Brothen
@norsetom.bsky.social
Retired U of Mn Psychology Professor; tree farmer; amateur lumberjack/carpenter/woodworker; first generation Norwegian-American; Vietnam Vet; seeker of rationality and humor in the chaos.
Reposted by Tom Brothen
WAS TRUMP BORN WITH NO-EMPATHY DEMENTIA???
Loss of empathy is a key problem in people with frontotemporal dementia – our research shows what’s happening in the brain
Loss of empathy is one of the earliest symptoms of frontotemporal dementia.
theconversation.com
April 30, 2025 at 8:19 AM
WAS TRUMP BORN WITH NO-EMPATHY DEMENTIA???
Watching Season 2 of Wolf Hall on PBS. Now, what can the story of a rich, authoritarian, ruthless courtier ministering to the wishes and whims of a mentally unstable king 500 yrs ago tell us about today? Well, there is what MLK said about “…the arc of the moral universe…”
March 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Watching Season 2 of Wolf Hall on PBS. Now, what can the story of a rich, authoritarian, ruthless courtier ministering to the wishes and whims of a mentally unstable king 500 yrs ago tell us about today? Well, there is what MLK said about “…the arc of the moral universe…”
Remembering sitting below the East Portico in mid-20s weather for Carter’s inauguration and reflecting on the differences between then and now…
January 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Remembering sitting below the East Portico in mid-20s weather for Carter’s inauguration and reflecting on the differences between then and now…